New Gods of North America.

Chapter 273 Arrangement
After Wayne returned from Richmond yesterday, he thought about it for a while.

I have to admit that what Bishop Corleone said is indeed very valuable.

The most important thing for a priest is his ability to "stabilize" the parish. In this sense, as long as the parish remains stable, no matter how the priest himself is viewed, he has at least not "seriously neglected his duty."
On the other hand, when the previous "Seven Deadly Sins" case occurred, the entire Georgeberg Church and the exorcism department located in the "Old Police Station" were almost temporarily "suspended", which is why Pastor Bazzini had no temper at all.

Bishop Corleone also specifically pointed out that "the fallen can be accepted in designated small parishes." Combined with Tom Hagen's statement,

The bishop seemed to be warning Wayne, but also almost teaching him step by step how to play this game.

——If you want to harm someone who is protected by the church, you first need to find evidence of his guilt. Since you want to accomplish something that is difficult to do within the rules, you will naturally introduce forces outside the church.

For example, conducting a survey of the "fallen" in the parish, and then using the rights allowed by the rules to indirectly control the "wild fallen", may be a good idea.

In a sense, detective agencies now play a similar role.

Seth Grayson's situation fits Wayne's judgment very well.
He knew his identity as a "fallen man" and was roughly aware of the various restrictions the church imposed on "fallen men". He also worked in private for "certain powerful people".

To say that no one had ever "popularized" or "emphasized" similar things to him,
Who believes it?

Unfortunately, Seth Grayson's status on the other side is obviously not very high, and he may even be "disposable".

If he had not been very perceptive in this regard and had not come here immediately to surrender, then once the information was submitted to the cathedral, the person the detective agency would most want to deal with might be him.

Therefore, Seth Grayson's answer did not surprise Wayne:

"If you are referring to other degenerate students, Mr. Wayne, I don't know who they are. In fact, I was only required to report to the church every week and receive some additional management.

“The person who privately entrusted me with the task was not someone from the church.”

Wayne nodded and chose to trust him temporarily:
"We need you to complete two things as soon as possible. First, find a way to find out how many other 'fallen' people are 'accepted' in the academy. It would be best if you could provide a relatively accurate list so that we can contact and confirm them.

"Second, if the contact who arranged your work contacts you again, try to arrange a private meeting with him and then find a way to control him."

"This……"

Seth Grayson seemed a little surprised. He still thought about it in his mind for a while, then nodded, "I'll try my best."

Wayne thinks Seth Grayson's current performance is okay.
However, since they were not familiar with each other, it was hard to say that he was not a trap set by the other party:

"I didn't ask you to complete these two tasks independently. On the premise of ensuring secrecy, I allow you to temporarily command the detectives in the detective agency, but large-scale collective actions need to be reported in advance and approved by me or other partners.

"Remember what you said? You are willing to continue trying to enrich your resume. This is an opportunity for you to prove yourself, I hope you don't miss it. I believe it will be difficult for you to get the same opportunity whether you are with Reverend Pycelle or at Cohen Pharmaceuticals."

Seth Grayson didn't hesitate at all this time, "I will try my best!"

……

Let Seth Grayson go out with preliminary permission to get acquainted with the agents.
The three partners continued to stay in the office and chat.

Wayne no longer had the mood to tease Lina with the diary. "That Reverend Pycelle doesn't seem to be Bishop Corleone's man, and he's planning to harm our detective agency. No matter what, we must at least get the leverage to counter him."

"I didn't expect you seemed to trust this guy enough to allow him to command our people."

Lina saw Wayne rummaging through the drawer. "Are you looking for that diary? I disposed of it after I read it. Who would have known that someone would write things down in a diary... and what a coincidence, someone died recently."

Wayne then stopped:
"The main reason is that we can't directly attack the priest of the academy church. If there are flaws in the evidence collection process, it may make things difficult for the cathedral. Otherwise, it would be a good idea to just let you go. At least Seth knows more about the academy at the moment, so why not see what he will choose.

"No matter which side he chooses to support, as long as we can confirm his attitude, it will be a good thing for us. So let's just give him more autonomy and see how he performs. If you have time, you can also find an opportunity to visit the academy and keep an eye on him with the agents."

Inessa thought for a moment:

"The church of your college should be managed by the Georgeburg Parish. The number of clergy that can be directly employed in the church of a small parish should not be large.

“If something serious happens, they will still have to rely on the people in Georgeburg Church and the ‘Old Police Station’.

"In the worst-case scenario, if we were to go head-to-head with David Mills and his men, our detective agency would not have the advantage in numbers."

"Not really... But even though it probably won't be used this time, we can still study the retreat plan while we're at it."

Wayne thought for a moment and asked, "Have all the letters to Kanks City been sent out?"

Lina nodded. "Willy sent it out the next day. But even if someone is willing to come, it will probably take some time."

"Where are Doug and the others?" Wayne asked.

Inesha replied, "We received a pigeon from Doug before. They are also recruiting peripheral members along the way. They may not be able to return to Georgeburg until next week."

Well……

Then if we confront the church in Georgeburg Parish, the detective agency will be in a passive position...

wrong.

Wayne found himself being led astray.

Our detective agency is a legal organization registered with the church... Unless a strange diary pops up again, there is no reason for us to get into a heated battle with the local church, right?

Wayne looked at Inissa, a senior hunter from the Hunter Association who came from the Kingdom of Windsor, who was still "bound" by the Holy Spirit Church.
I looked at Lina again. She had a rich resume and it was unknown which side she was on before. She could summon the "wise sage" who was suspected to be an evil god for fun.

Think about yourself again...

Wayne took out a metal flat wine bottle and drank a sip of holy water to "aid digestion":
"I suddenly thought... just in case, if there is a chance, why don't we consider finding a place to set up a secret base for the detective agency like the 'Thin Gang' did before?"

(End of this chapter)